Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Sussex County. Click column headers to sort.
NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.
Department boundaries and station counts are self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Population and Life-Safety Loss reflect each department's full jurisdiction. County-level risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.
| Department ▲ | Est. Population ▲ | Life-Safety Loss ▼ | NRI Rating ▲ | Stations ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millsboro Fire Company | 36,877 | $3.4M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Carlisle Fire Company, Inc. | 35,892 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lewes Volunteer Fire Department | 38,635 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| American Legion Ambulance / Georgetown EMS | 35,707 | $3.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Georgetown Fire Company, Inc. | 35,707 | $3.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ellendale Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 30,282 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 29,088 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Milton Fire Department | 30,618 | $2.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 26,873 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mid Sussex Rescue Squad | 26,873 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Laurel Fire Department, Inc. | 26,843 | $2.5M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Gumboro Volunteer Fire Company | 25,613 | $2.3M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 24,317 | $2.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Millville Volunteer Fire Company | 23,996 | $2.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Houston Volunteer Fire Department | 21,881 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Roxana Volunteer Fire Department | 21,124 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company | 20,651 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Frankford Volunteer Fire Company | 20,063 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company | 16,352 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Blades Volunteer Fire Company | 13,942 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department | 10,964 | $983.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 9,604 | $884.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Farmington Volunteer Fire Company | 7,635 | $725.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Memorial Volunteer Fire Company | 5,300 | $508.6K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company | 4,237 | $420.1K | Relatively High | 2 |
| South Bowers Fire Company | 3,713 | $392.8K | Relatively High | 1 |
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